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A dozen people reported serious health problems or injuries on Disney World rides during the third quarter of 2014, while two such incidents were reported at Universal Orlando and one at SeaWorld. Universal reported no major incidents at its newest ride, Harry Potter & the Escape from Gringotts, which opened in July. The quarter ended in September. The injuries also included a near-drowning of an employee at Wet 'n Wild, which was previously reported by the news media. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the incident is still under investigation. The voluntary reports are part of an agreement major theme parks have struck with the state, which has exempted...

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A dozen people reported serious health problems or injuries on Disney World rides during the third quarter of 2014, while two such incidents were reported at Universal Orlando and one at SeaWorld.
Universal reported no major incidents at its newest ride,...

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Whale trainers at SeaWorld Orlando started wearing safety vests at the theme park's “One Ocean” killer-whale show Monday.
The air vests inflate and become buoyant when their cords are tugged, and they include a small scuba tank. The apparatus fits over...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Blue Rhino for violating 26 safety violations, some serious, in the wake of the fiery explosion on July 29 that severely burned five workers and left one in a coma for a month. It levied a fine of...

A Wet 'n Wild worker is in critical condition after he was trapped under water while cleaning one of the pools at the theme park Tuesday morning, officials said.
Orlando police responded at 10:07 a.m. to the "industrial accident" at the...

SeaWorld Entertainment has decided not to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a citation barring trainers from performing with its killer whales.The company said in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week that it has...

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Nineteen months after an animal trainer was killed by one of its killer whales, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment heads to court next week to fight for the future of its iconic Shamu shows.
SeaWorld is challenging the results of a federal...

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CSX...

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